There’s a shadow fleet sneaking Russian oil around the world. It’s an ecological disaster waiting to happen. (www.vox.com)
Xi Jinping is caught in a bind: How do I undermine US power while also courting its investors? (www.businessinsider.com)
Xi Jinping on Wednesday was playing nice with US business leaders and academics on Wednesday....
U.S. adds new sanctions targeting North Korea's weapons program (www.upi.com)
The United States imposed new sanctions on six North Korean individuals and two entities that generate revenue and facilitate financial transactions for the authoritarian regime’s illicit weapons program, the Treasury Department announced....
What We Know About Palestinians Detained in Israel (www.nytimes.com)
More than 9,000 Palestinians imprisoned under Israel’s military and national security laws are being held in Israeli detention facilities, the highest figure in more than a decade, according to rights groups, who say that many of the detainees are being held without charges and have been abused while in custody....
Zelensky, Speaker Johnson hold call (kyivindependent.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson held a phone call on March 28, Zelensky announced on social media....
Putin says he won't start a war with NATO. But Western bases hosting Ukraine F-16s would be targets (apnews.com)
China's economic slowdown makes Taiwan crisis more likely: report (asia.nikkei.com)
Israel must take steps to allow more food and water into Gaza, UN top court orders (www.cbc.ca)
In its legally binding order, the court told Israel to take “all necessary and effective measures to ensure, without delay, in full co-operation with the United Nations, the unhindered provision at scale by all concerned of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance” including food, water, fuel and medical...
Oil Giants Plan to Bury Massive Amounts of CO2 in Southeast Asia | After decades of burning carbon, Exxon, Shell and others are looking to lock down the rare places that can absorb it. (www.bloomberg.com)
Settler leader calls for military action in West Bank 'with the same force as we're using in Gaza' (www.timesofisrael.com)
“The Palestinian Authority is waging a war against us, and only action with the same force as we’re applying in Gaza will eliminate all threats throughout the West Bank,” he says in a statement cited by Hebrew media.
US ‘doesn't support’ Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline | The Express Tribune (tribune.com.pk)
Israel looking to assault Rafah 'after Eid': Egyptian source (www.newarab.com)
Ireland to join South Africa genocide case against Israel (www.newarab.com)
Ireland said on Wednesday it would intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, in the strongest signal to date of Dublin’s concern about Israeli operations in Gaza since Oct. 7....
This Easter, Gaza's Christian community faces extinction (www.newarab.com)
Gaza is home to one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, dating back to the first century, and the third oldest church in the world. Despite constant threats to survival, the community has persisted for two millennia....
Israel-Hamas war: Doctors visiting Gaza stunned by the war's toll on Palestinian children (apnews.com)
One toddler died from a brain injury caused by an Israeli strike that fractured his skull. His cousin, an infant, is still fighting for her life with part of her face blown off by the same strike....
Are US-South Africa ties at breaking point over Israel’s war on Gaza? (www.aljazeera.com)
The United States House of Representatives is reviewing a bill that calls for a reassessment of the country’s relationship with South Africa, amid tensions between the nations....
Israeli settlers call for UN agency’s closure in Jerusalem protest (www.theguardian.com)
US congressional delegation pledges continued defense support for Taiwan (apnews.com)
A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation pledged continued support for Taiwan on Thursday, days after Congress approved $300 million in military aid for the self-governed island that’s claimed by China....
Philippine leader warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea (apnews.com)
The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying “Filipinos do not yield.”...
'Horrifying' Footage Shows IDF Killing Two Gazans, Burying Their Bodies With a Bulldozer (www.commondreams.org)
Video footage broadcast Wednesday by Al Jazeera shows Israeli soldiers gunning down two Palestinians on the coast of northern Gaza, even as one of them waves what appears to be a piece of white fabric. The video then shows Israeli soldiers burying the bodies with a bulldozer....
France to sue teen for falsely accusing school head in headscarf row (www.bbc.com)
France’s prime minister says a teenage girl will be sued by the state for falsely accusing her headteacher of striking her in a heated exchange over her wearing an Islamic head-covering....
Canada’s population hits 41M months after breaking 40M threshold (globalnews.ca)
Nine months after reaching a population of 40 million, Canada has cracked a new threshold....
In One Massive Attack, Ukrainian Missiles Hit Four Russian Ships—Including Three Landing Vessels (www.forbes.com)
The Ukrainian missile raid on the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s anchorage in Sevastopol, in occupied Crimea, didn’t hit two Russian warships....
Burnings and beheadings: Myanmar junta escalates terror tactics against its own people | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
‘Tone-deaf’ fossil gas growth in Europe is speeding climate crisis, say activists (www.theguardian.com)
Just 2% of continent’s gas capacity has planned retirement date despite pledges to decarbonise, study shows...
